The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,044 - Jul 20 2022

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Back surgery transformed Marianne Barker? POMERANIAN
Belligerent Yanks? TUGOFWAR
Black duck after look finds summerhouse GAZEBO
Cloned fish used in baked dish? On the contrary COPIED
Creature occasionally in rut? Time to stop decline STAG
Deduce there's no escaping Hell INFER
Forgive Conservative breaking old custom EXCUSE
Former lover confined welcomes working advocate EXPONENT
Found in Ransome, another like Scrooge? MEAN
Garment rook found inside a tree ANORAK
Make cosy home around region in Asian parts? NEAREAST
Manipulate technician ENGINEER
Mixed ham with tripe to cover articles in bowl AMPHITHEATRE
Mouse perhaps to decay outside lair RODENT
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My mind as wandering shows energy and enthusiasm DYNAMISM
No nightmare with this revived county NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Offence announced to test sentencing rules? SYNTAX
Old PM from day one touring country DISRAELI
Prickly sort to be evasive with swine HEDGEHOG
Queen going around the compound ETHER
Ringer Andy rocking church in seductive act BELLYDANCE
Someone smart, allowed to rise, taken in by corrupt client INTELLECT
Strict at all times in South-east SEVERE
Tramp turned red meeting priest at court DERELICT
Tune rewritten in hunt for singer CHANTEUSE
Was tender shark served with chard finally? NURSED
What's outside cunning fox's home? EARTH
Where one finds nuns hiding knight? That is awkward INCONVENIENT